San Francisco Officials on Collision Course With Developers Over Tax

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Workers tour the lower levels of the Transbay Transit Center construction site. Photo by Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to approve a special downtown tax district meant to support transportation infrastructure projects.

The Transbay Transit Community Facilities District is designed to collect a levy from developers of high-rise projects surrounding the new Transbay Terminal. The funds collected would help pay for the terminal itself and other projects, including extending Caltrain from its current South of Market location to downtown.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.

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